Oil Stains
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One of the problems I found with kitty litter, at least the ones I tried, were that they were a little too coarse to soak up small spills. I could get around that by pulverizing it with my feet and grinding it into the spill but then it could become too dusty as well. Even sand can work if you have nothing else handy.
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Keep a bucket of sand or kitty litter or anything around to get on the stain right away. If you get it on quick enough it doesnt matter what it is. The drywall trick is beautiful after there's a stain though. I mean that stuff works. I don't know how the price compares because i always have it layin around, but you should at least try it. Also, you should consider the epoxy coating stuff. Supposedly you can spill all sorts of stuff on it and clean it up no problem.
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A question just for clarification....Are these oil stains new or really old? The ones in my garage are at least 7 years old - I've been in the house 7 years and the oil stains were left by the previous owner. I've tried everything that I can think of to get the stains up with no luck. I realize that it will never look new, but better than it does now would be good.
Also, anyone have any before and after pics of their stains?
Also, anyone have any before and after pics of their stains?
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From: Vancouver, WA
Originally Posted by maa139
A question just for clarification....Are these oil stains new or really old? The ones in my garage are at least 7 years old - I've been in the house 7 years and the oil stains were left by the previous owner. I've tried everything that I can think of to get the stains up with no luck. I realize that it will never look new, but better than it does now would be good.
Also, anyone have any before and after pics of their stains?
Also, anyone have any before and after pics of their stains?
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i just pulled the 302/aod out of my old grand marquis and ended up spilling about a gallon and a half of tranny fluid onto the floor of my neighbor's garage. ive already put floor dry down but its got a pretty bad stain over half the garage, and its an apartment. anyone know how to get it all up? or if im just screwed, how much the apartment people would charge for the oil stain? my next purchase will probably be some tsp, but if that doesnt work, any ideas?
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Get the excess oil up, then put down more fresh speedi-dry (the real clay stuff, not kity litter). Scuff it around, grind it into the concrete, then sweep and wash it down. The stain should be gone.
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The old style cat litter was the same as Oil Dry. We used Oil Dri all the time at a garage until I showed the boss that Cat litter was the same thing at about 1/4 the price. Side by side they looked the same and they worked the same. The new style clumping cat litter is NOT the same. You can still buy the old style cat litter. I saw it in a store last month. Do not use oil-dri or old cat litter around pregnant women. If I remember right there was some parasite in it.
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From: The Big, Oregon
Originally Posted by Torque1st
The old style cat litter was the same as Oil Dry.
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Originally Posted by Torque1st
Do not use oil-dri or old cat litter around pregnant women. If I remember right there was some parasite in it.
On edit, found this...
The caution pregnant women hear regarding contact with cat litter reflects concern over a disease called toxoplasmosis....if you contract the infection for the first time while you are pregnant, it can reach your baby, possibly causing miscarriage, brain damage, or other serious illness.
One common source of the infection is cat feces, either in litter boxes or in soil contaminated by infected cats who wander outdoors. The parasite is also present in some raw or partially cooked meat, especially pork, lamb, or venison....You can become infected when you ingest the parasite -- by eating undercooked meat or by putting your hands to your mouth after gardening or handling cat litter.
Last edited by Nitramjr; Feb 12, 2007 at 11:26 AM.